SAGE News Clips: Women in TechDescription: Leaders at Facebook and LinkedIn are launching a mentorship program that supports female college students majoring in technology fields. The effort is timely given the experiences of Lea Coligado, who we meet in the video. Lea reports feeling isolated as one of only a few women in her computer science courses. Watch this video to learn more about the "Lean In" program.Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 124 and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test and answer the following questions:Women who do enter the tech industry may find that they ______, a certain level of authority in a company beyond which they cannot rise.
A. are trapped in a double-paned glass cage
B. hit a glass ceiling
C. hit a double-paned glass ceiling
D. are trapped in a glass cage
Answer: B
You might also like to view...
The primary sociological criticism of the medicalization of deviance is that it
A. makes deviance too expensive to cure. B. makes it too easy for people to behave in deviant ways. C. ignores the impact of the social structure in the creation of deviant behavior. D. pushes solutions off to the medical profession.
The procedures used in research to ensure that participants are treated fairly and with care are known as
a. ethical principles. b. psychological principles. c. psychometrics. d. debriefing.
Critical analysts have yet to assess the heavy dependence of ordinary people on the medical technology engineered by expert technological manipulation of the medical system
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Organizations that solicit contributions from many donors and then use the large total to influence legislation are referred to as ________
A) special-interest groups B) lobby committees C) political action committees D) power elite committees